The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-06-23

LoNDoN, May S0.-Londoners are just
now emerging from the horrors Of spring
cleaning to enter upon the throes Of
preparation for the "Queen's jubilee"
Nearly every mans domestic arrange
ments are undergoing the annual dis
tprbances which mater considers neces-
sary to maintain the health and cleanli-
ness Of the household. Paser escapes
the invasion of whitewashers, chimney
sweeps and charwomen by staying later
than usual at his club, or by paying sur.
reptitious visits to the Alhambra ballet
or the Canterbury Musio-hall. How
many other husbands one finds at these
places of amusement, under similar
excuses, It would Ill become me to tell.
But the nuisance Of spring cleaning falls
far short, in the eyes Of many, Of the
nuisance Of this royal jubilee. Of
course, everybody is glad that the Queen
10 to have . big celebration. England
never had . more constitutional SOW
ereign. Thanks to her late husbands
influence, the court, in this Victorian
era, has been purged Of the un-
wholesome influences which surrounded
George ~ and William w.. As .
mother and woman, the Queen has
set splendid example to her subjects,
but there are phases connected with
the coming jubilee which are decidedly
irritating. do not refer to such big
things a. the naval review, the military
Parades, the jubilee exhibition, or tho
feeding of the poor, and the stufing Of
$4,000 school children with buns and
milk. All these are very proper objects.
Military denominations without blood
shed are cheap glory; and buns and milk
are easily digested and very filing at .
small expenditure. But what vexes the
placid minds of most of us Is the vulgar
fashion in which this great incident In
the history of our reigning family is be-
ing turned to purposes Of advertising.
Our street-walls and our newspapers are
full Of advertisements respecting "jubilee
teas" "jubilee candles" "jubilee soaps"
Jubilee Shoes" "jubilee brooches" and
the other day read of "jubilee butter,
tenpence q pound" Some "jubilee lolly-
pops (sweets), at q penny per pound"
nearly poisoned half . streetful Of chill
dren in South London last week, but even
If all had disappeared I suppose their
places would have been refilled by the
jubilee babies.
The Queen is taking great personal in
terest in our jubilee preparations. She
is holding more drawing-rooms and
issuing more invitations to them than
usual. True, she cannot bear the fatigue
Of standing five or six hours, and after
forty or fifty minutes she generally
leaves the throne room, the Prince and
Princess acting for her. What vain
and disappointing show these drawing
rooms arei The lady, or her suffering
husband, spends from f40 to ESQ upon,
q dress, with train four yards (D long,
bouquet eighteen inches across, and fan
as big as half parasol. The hair
must be dressed with three ostrich
feathers-that is a. imperative as q
gentleman's swallowtail for an even
ing suit. After bedecking herself in
the family jewels-if there are any-or
In borrowed gems from the pswnbrokers,
the lady drives In the family coach or .
neat hired brougham to the royal palace.
She Is there ushered into suite Of
rooms where there are from 200 to 400
other ladies. These struggle - only
ladies can for priority Of exit to the
royal ante-room. Many beautiful train
and founce has come to grief In that
grand crush which can only be COM
pared to the crowd round the door of Q
theatre. Up to the ante-r0om the lady
has carried her train across her arm,
managing her large fan and larger bou-
auet % best she can. At the ante-room
the train IL allowed to drop to ito place,
and from the tail end thereof to the
lady's head 10 some twelve or seventeen
feet! Her name 10 announced by
the lord chamberlain, she moves
before the Queen, bows - she
passes, and backs out Of the room -
gracefully - she can. II she Il . clever
woman she manages her train dexter
ously; II, % often happens, she becomes
entangled in the tail-piece, half dozen
willing hands, called "silversticks" and
lords-in-waiting, hurry to her assistance.
She ultimately emerges from the royal
presence hot, excited, often vexed with
her failure to manage that awkward train,
or for bungling with the bouquet or the
fan, and nearly always disappointed at
the glimpse she has caught Of her s0ver-
ign's face, And how many Thousands Of
women scheme, conspire, COAX and tell
lies (white ones) to 60 through this hol-
low and vexatious ordeal
When Buffalo Bill obtained the patron
age Of royalty to his Wild West Show he
did good stroke Of business. After the
Queen and Prince Of Wales had visited
his exhibition, examined his encamp.
ments and stables, talked to "Rcd Shirt
and the squaws, and been generally
gracious al round, the fashionable world
looked kindly ON Buffalo Bill. On thu
opening day Of the Four-in-Hand Clul
he was to be seen ON tho box Of Lord C
Beresford's coach, and the sristocracy, q
well - the multitude, now 60 daily to hil
show. Fancy the Astors or any other o.
the coaching swells In the States givinl
Buffalo Bill the place Of honorl Buffalo
Bills entertainment promises to be tn,
salyati0n Of the American Exhibition
Tho latter d . big store, full Of usefu
inventions, but Il has little to attract tn
populace-snd Londonefs prefer amuee
ment to educative shors. Buffalo BIZ
show gives them now sensati0n.
olIers them sights and experiences Whlcl
remind them Of Tenimore Cooper
novels, hut which they have never befor